14 DAY TRIAL // Windows RT is yet to gain traction, but the company is already working on a major improvement that will be rolled out as part of the Blue update cycle scheduled for next week.
A report by Digitimes, however, reveals that Microsoft partners aren’t at all impressed with the tablet-oriented operating system, so all have refused to develop products running it. As a result, Microsoft’s second-generation Surface will be the only tablet running Windows 8.1 RT, so sales will be dramatically affected.
Citing insiders “from the upstream supply chain,” the source reports that Windows Phone may have a similar fate, especially because several manufacturers have already delayed their handhelds running this OS.
Of course, retiring Windows RT is now a possible scenario, even though Microsoft is highly unlikely to do this anytime soon. Expect more details on this subject next week during the BUILD developer conference in San Francisco.